Entry fees are $80 per team, and the entry deadline is 5 p.m. July 26. Forms can be turned in to Kids, Inc. at 27th Avenue and Osage Street.

Each player will receive an official event T-shirt, and each team is guaranteed a minimum of three games. Prizes will be awarded to the first- and second-place winners in each division.

All proceeds from the 2000 Streetball Challenge will support the athletic programs offered by Kids, Inc. About 14,000 children participate annually in Kids, Incorporated activities, the release said.

Special events for this year include the traditional 10-foot slam dunk contest and three-point contest sponsored by Buck's Sporting Goods. In addition, a 9-foot slam dunk contest is planned, courtesy of the Ambassador Hotel.

A free-throw shooting contest will be available as well.

Tickets for these events will be $1.

An attraction in the special events category includes the "Half-Court Shot for a Cool Grand." Sponsored by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, a total of $3,000 will be given away in $1,000 increments to the first three individuals to hit a half-court shot.

Names will be drawn from a hopper every hour on both July 29 and 30. Tickets to enter the drawing are $2 per attempt.

Participants may not have UIL or NCAA eligibility remaining and must be at least 18 years old.